@boo Could you use something like a large vacuum bag in reverse, blow it up with air with lots of wrapping inside. Medics use things like that as splints so it might work if you find one big enough. Also…   Read more»

@robin
Your acoustic looks like a jumbo style, what make is it.

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 Arch tops take a long time, it’s more like carving a violin than other styles of guitar making. No running the parts through a drum sander to thickness the front and back. Gouges, curved sole planes and scrapers. Also…   Read more»

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 I used a set of plans from Stew Mac in 1985 I think for the arch top, and wood from a local wood yard. It’s got quite a treble sound and not much bass. I probably need to take…   Read more»

I don’t have all my builds in one place as some of them were made for other people, but here’s a few pics.

 Sneaked in a few non guitars things as well hoping I don’t get booted out.